Our Mentoring METHODS

Boys will be boys! They are God-designed to be assertive, competitive, and energetic. Our experienced mentors provide needed guidance, discipline, and structure, using the methods described below.

Our MENTORS and Curriculum

Royal Rangers' success is attributable to its dedicated mentors, called commanders or group leaders, who forge boys and young men (K-12) into exceptional men and lifelong servant leaders.

Their Leadership

Royal Rangers commanders lead the following groups that churches may sponsor to evangelize, equip, and empower the next generation of Christlike men and lifelong servant leaders:

Adult Leader Training

Church leadership believes that well trained leaders are the key to any ministry's success. Pastors understand that a trained volunteer is much more likely to commit their time and can be counted on to show up every week. For these reason, and others, the Royal Rangers program places a high priority on leader training.

The fundamental goal of training is to inspire, mobilize, and resource leaders to empower them to achieve their greatest success and effectiveness.  Royal Rangers training is based on three core values:

How to Start a Royal Rangers Group

You don't have a Royal Rangers outpost in your church. You are eager to launch. What's next? There are three simple but deliberate steps to take as you lay the foundations for a lasting and effective ministry to the next generation of men in your church and community...Ready, set, go!

How to Get Involved

The Royal Rangers program provides many opportunities for individuals and churches to join with us in evangelizing, equipping, and empowering the next generation.  Here are some of the ways YOU can get involved in this life-changing ministry.

Our History & Heritage

Royal Rangers is a church-based mentoring ministry for future men. Since its inception in 1962, millions of boys in the United States and around the world have been guided through the ministry. Today, they are successful businessmen, public servants, pastors, church leaders, missionaries, etc.

1962
In January, Rev. Johnnie Barnes, the Assemblies of God youth director from the North Texas district, is invited by the Executive Presbytery to birth a new ministry for boys and young men. Rev. Charles Scott suggested the name Royal Rangers, and Johnnie Barnes is appointed as national commander.